News

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Veterans

July 28, 2025

Family Focus programme re opens for applications

Family Focus will explore and pilot innovative solutions, as well as projects that implement learning from successful recent pilots.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded

July 18, 2025

“It’s just like a darkness. As soon as they’ve gone, there’s just nothing…”

In March this year, we awarded £368,500 to Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) to support submariner families in the West of Scotland. Forming part of our Apart, Not Alone portfolio, funding will enable RNRMC to bring organisations together to improve mental health and wellbeing – fostering community connection and enhancing social support. 

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Type: News

Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Impact

July 15, 2025

Blog: School’s out – The work continues

Whether it’s scrunched into the school bag or landing with the ping of an inbox, school reports are being delivered all over the country. As a former teacher, I’m not sure this time of year ever feels quite the same ever again!

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Type: News

Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news

July 9, 2025

Over 2.5 million awarded to projects supporting service pupils to thrive

We’ve awarded just over £2.5 million to 34 projects dedicated to helping service pupils thrive.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Projects we've funded

July 7, 2025

Celebrating 10 Years of the Covenant Fund

This year marks a significant milestone: 10 years of the Covenant Fund. It has supported hundreds of projects making a real lasting difference to veterans, service families, reservists and those who stand beside them.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Veterans, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

June 24, 2025

Honouring Pride Month: Supporting our LGBT+ Veteran community

This pride month, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on one of our newly funded initiatives from The Bridge For Heroes , partnership working with Fighting with Pride called LGBT+ Veterans Voice, awarded through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund under the Fulfilling Futures Programme.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Forces families, Programme news, Tackling Loneliness

June 18, 2025

Blog: Only the Lonely

Loneliness impacts our health, our education, our work, our financial wellbeing and UK plc, and it’s on the rise. It’s an experience that many of us will share at some point in our lives.

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news

June 11, 2025

Improved support for serving families facing separation challenges

Re-opening today, our Apart Not Alone programme offers support for armed forces families facing time apart.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news

June 4, 2025

Support for Relocated Service Families – reopen for new applications! 

We’re reopening Serving Families: On the Move Programme to improve the quality of life to service families impacted by relocation.

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Type: News

Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans

May 29, 2025

LGBT+ veterans – The Journey Home

Funded through our Fulfilling Futures programme, Fighting With Pride’s project The Journey Home will ensure that LGBT+ veterans, service personnel and their families are seen, heard and embraced by the wider military community.

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